Mickey Harte says Tyrone supporters were entitled to celebrate their 'special' win over Donegal.

Spoilt with success during the noughties, Tyrone had gone six years without winning an Ulster SFC title before ending their mini-famine in Clones yesterday.

"It's the elation of the people that matters more to us. We felt we wanted to win this game, we had a serious desire to win this game," the Tyrone manager is quoted in the Irish News.

"But we knew there was a want in the rest of the county there to celebrate winning an Ulster title.

"Thinking back to 2009 and 2010, we didn't celebrate our Ulster titles, we will certainly celebrate this one and I think this is memorable. I think this is great to have people on the pitch, this is what the GAA is about. It is a sad day that it doesn't happen in Croke Park.

"This is what makes it, letting the children, the families onto the field to really savour the occasion. This is more exciting than anything else, the fact that people are so full of elation at the result of a football game. I think it was special."

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